Doom
Publisher: id Software

They never told you it'd get this bad in boot camp. After an experiment goes wrong on Mars' moon Phobos, you and your squad are sent to clean up. Your team is torn to shreds by aliens and demons from your worst nightmares, and soon enough you realize you're the only one left, and all you've got to defend yourself is a sidearm.

So, no one remembers id's first-person shooter classic for its story. But everyone remembers Doom as one of the scariest games of all time. After all, it's just you against all the legions of hell, so not only do the odds look seriously bad, but you're also going to be a lot more afraid of them than they are of you. You'll fight disgusting demons, fire-throwing imps, the zombie remains of your squad mates, and much worse around every corner. All you need to do is introduce each and every one of them to the business end of whatever weapons you have at your disposal. For what it's worth, at least you'll find some heavy-duty firepower to help your cause along your way. There's a trusty shotgun, a meaty chain gun, a deadly rocket launcher, a powerful plasma gun, the stupendous BFG-9000, and even a chainsaw that can all be yours in your battle to save the world, and more importantly, your own hide.

Even if you can last through all three of Doom's sprawling episodes, which take you from Phobos, to Mars' other moon Deimos, and all the way into hell itself, you won't soon find yourself at a loss for action. That's because there's still the most frightening enemy of all left to kill: your fellow Doom players, every bit as dangerous as you are. Multiplayer Doom continues to offer harrowing, fast-paced excitement the likes of which most games still can't approach.

The original Doom is available, with an added fourth episode, as The Ultimate Doom.

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